List of Everton F.C. seasons

The following lists Everton's League performances, top goalscorers and average attendances from 1888, when the Football League was formed, to the end of the most recent completed season. For a more detailed history see History of Everton F.C.

Contents

Seasons

1887–1955

Season League statistics Cup results Top scorer(s) Avg.
Attend.
League Tier Pld W D L +/− Pts Pos FA Cup Charity Shield League Overall
1887–88 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a R2 n/a G. Farmer (2) G. Farmer (2) 6,000
1888–89 First Division 1 22 9 2 12 −12 20 8 dne n/a E. Chadwick (6) E. Chadwick (6) 7,308
1889–90 First Division 1 22 12 3 5 +25 31 2 R2 n/a F. Geary (21) F. Geary (25) 9,627
1890–91 First Division 1 22 14 1 7 +34 29 1 R1 n/a F. Geary (20) F. Geary(20) 11,200
1891–92 First Division 1 26 12 4 10 0 28 5 R1 n/a A. Latta (17) A. Latta (17) 11,009
1892–93 First Division 1 30 16 4 10 +23 36 3 RU n/a F. Geary (19) F. Geary(23) 12,964
1893–94 First Division 1 30 15 3 12 +36 33 6 R1 n/a J. Southworth (27) J. Southworth (27) 13,000
1894–95 First Division 1 30 18 6 6 +32 42 2 QF n/a J. Bell (15) J. Bell (18) 16,060
1895–96 First Division 1 30 16 7 7 +23 39 3 QF n/a A. Milward (17) A. Milward (19) 15,454
1896–97 First Division 1 30 14 3 13 +5 31 7 RU n/a J. Bell (15) J. Bell (17) 15,913
1897–98 First Division 1 30 17 9 8 +9 35 4 SF n/a L. Bell (12) L. Bell (15) 15,380
1898–99 First Division 1 34 15 8 11 +7 38 4 R2 n/a J. Proudfoot (12) J. Proudfoot (13) 15,529
1899–00 First Division 1 34 13 7 14 −2 33 11 R1 n/a J. Settle (10) J. Settle (10) 13,531
1900–01 First Division 1 34 16 5 13 +13 37 7 R2 n/a J. Taylor (11) J. Taylor (12) 16,765
1901–02 First Division 1 34 17 7 10 +23 43 2 R1 n/a J. Settle (18) J. Settle (18) 16,647
1902–03 First Division 1 34 13 6 15 +3 32 12 QF n/a J. Brearley (7) J. Bell (7),
J. Brearley (7)
15,616
1903–04 First Division 1 34 19 5 10 +27 43 3 R1 n/a A. 'S' Young (10) A. 'S' Young (10) 18,412
1904–05 First Division 1 34 21 5 8 +27 47 2 SF n/a A. 'S' Young (14) A. 'S' Young (14) 18,412
1905–06 First Division 1 34 15 7 16 +4 37 11 Winners n/a A. 'S' Young (12) A. 'S' Young (14) 18,412
1906–07 First Division 1 38 20 5 13 +24 45 3 RU n/a A. 'S' Young (28) A. 'S' Young (29) 19,579
1907–08 First Division 1 38 15 6 17 −1 36 11 QF dnq A. 'S' Young (16) A. 'S' Young (21) 17,316
1908–09 First Division 1 38 18 10 10 +25 46 2 R2 dnq B. Freeman (38) B. Freeman (38) 23,579
1909–10 First Division 1 38 16 8 14 −5 40 10 SF dnq B. Freeman (22) B. Freeman (26) 19,667
1910–11 First Division 1 38 19 7 12 +14 45 4 R3 dnq G. Beare (8),
B. Lacey (8),
A. 'S' Young (8)
A. 'S' Young (11) 19,389
1911–12 First Division 1 38 20 6 12 +4 46 2 QF dnq T. Browell (12) T. Browell (19) 18,211
1912–13 First Division 1 38 15 7 16 −6 37 11 QF dnq T. Browell (12) T. Browell (16) 19,368
1913–14 First Division 1 38 12 11 15 −9 35 15 R1 dnq B. Parker (17) B. Parker (17) 25,611
1914–15 First Division 1 38 19 8 11 +29 46 1 SF dnq B. Parker (36) B. Parker (38) 18,556
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20 First Division 1 42 12 14 16 +1 38 16 R1 dnq B. Kirsopp (14) B. Kirsopp (14) 28,238
1920–21 First Division 1 42 17 13 12 +11 47 7 QF dnq C. Crossley (15) C. Crossley (18) 37,189
1921–22 First Division 1 42 12 12 18 +2 36 20 R1 dnq S. Fazackerley (12) S. Fazackerley (12) 31,700
1922–23 First Division 1 42 20 7 15 +4 47 5 R1 dnq W. Chadwick (13)
W. Williams (13)
W. Chadwick (13)
W. Williams (13)
30,476
1923–24 First Division 1 42 18 13 11 +9 49 7 R2 dnq W. Chadwick (28) W. Chadwick (30) 28,319
1924–25 First Division 1 42 12 11 19 −20 35 17 R3 dnq J. Broad (8) W. Chadwick (9) 25,310
1925–26 First Division 1 42 12 18 12 +2 42 11 R3 dnq W. 'D' Dean (32) W. 'D' Dean (33) 26,876
1926–27 First Division 1 42 12 10 20 −9 34 20 R4 dnq W. 'D' Dean (21) W. 'D' Dean (24) 31,403
1927–28 First Division 1 42 20 13 7 +36 53 1 R4 dnq W. 'D' Dean (60) W. 'D' Dean (63) 37,440
1928–29 First Division 1 42 17 4 21 −12 38 18 R3 Winners W. 'D' Dean (26) W. 'D' Dean (28) 29,512
1929–30 First Division 1 42 12 11 19 −12 35 22 R4 dnq W. 'D' Dean (23) W. 'D' Dean (25) 32,989
1930–31 Second Division 2 42 28 5 9 +55 61 1 SF dnq W. 'D' Dean (39) W. 'D' Dean (48) 26,039
1931–32 First Division 1 42 26 0 12 +52 56 1 R3 dnq W. 'D' Dean (45) W. 'D' Dean (46) 35,454
1932–33 First Division 1 42 16 9 17 +7 41 11 Winners Winners W. 'D' Dean (24) W. 'D' Dean (33) 26,414
1933–34 First Division 1 42 12 16 14 −1 40 14 R3 RU T. White (14) T. White (14) 27,160
1934–35 First Division 1 42 16 12 14 +1 44 8 QF dnq W. 'D' Dean (26) W. 'D' Dean (27) 26,232
1935–36 First Division 1 42 13 13 16 0 39 16 R3 dnq J. Cunliffe (23) J. Cunliffe (23) 29,118
1936–37 First Division 1 42 14 9 19 +3 37 17 R5 dnq W. 'D' Dean (24) W. 'D' Dean (27) 30,292
1937–38 First Division 1 42 16 7 19 +4 39 14 R4 dnq T. Lawton (28) T. Lawton (30) 35,040
1938–39 First Division 1 42 27 5 10 +36 59 1 QF dnq T. Lawton (34) T. Lawton (38) 35,040
Very little competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II.[1]
1945–46 R3
1946–47 First Division 1 42 18 9 16 −5 43 10 R4 dnq J. Dodds (17) J. Dodds (17) 40,855
1947–48 First Division 1 42 17 5 19 −14 40 14 R5 dnq J. Dodds (13) J. Dodds (14) 44,205
1948–49 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −22 37 18 R4 dnq E. Wainwright (10) E. Wainwright (10) 45,138
1949–50 First Division 1 42 10 14 18 −24 34 18 SF dnq E. Wainwright (11) E. Wainwright (13) 43,936
1950–51 First Division 1 42 12 8 22 −38 32 22 R3 dnq J. McIntosh (11) J. McIntosh (11) 42,924
1951–52 Second Division 2 42 17 10 15 +6 44 7 R3 dnq J. W. Parker (15) J. W. Parker (16) 37,391
1952–53 Second Division 2 42 12 14 16 −4 38 16 SF dnq T. Eglington (14) J. W. Parker (17) 32,629
1953–54 Second Division 2 42 20 16 6 +34 56 2 R5 dnq J. W. Parker (31) J. W. Parker (33) 44,493
1954–55 First Division 1 42 16 10 16 −6 42 11 R4 dnq J. W. Parker (19) J. W. Parker (19) 46,394

1955–present

The first UEFA club competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League, was created for the 1955–56 season.

Season League statistics Cup results Top scorer(s) Avg.
Attend.
League Tier Pld W D L +/− Pts Pos FA Cup League Cup Charity Shield UEFA Competitions League Overall
1955–56 First Division 1 42 15 10 17 −14 40 15 QF n/a dnq dnq J. Harris (19) J. Harris (21) 42,768
1956–57 First Division 1 42 14 10 18 −18 38 15 R5 n/a dnq dnq T. McNamara (10) T. McNamara (10) 35,069
1957–58 First Division 1 42 13 17 18 −10 37 16 R4 n/a dnq dnq E. Thomas (15) J. Harris (15)
E. Thomas (15)
39,157
1958–59 First Division 1 42 17 4 21 −18 38 16 R5 n/a dnq dnq D. Hickson (17) D. Hickson (22) 39,154
1959–60 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −5 37 16 R3 n/a dnq dnq B. Collins (14) B. Collins (14) 40,788
1960–61 First Division 1 42 22 6 14 +18 50 5 3 QF dnq dnq R. Vernon (21) R. Vernon (22) 43,448
1961–62 First Division 1 42 20 11 11 +34 51 4 R5 dne dnq dnq R. Vernon (26) R. Vernon (28) 41,432
1962–63 First Division 1 42 25 11 6 +42 61 1 R5 dne dnq ICFC–1R R. Vernon (24) R. Vernon (27) 51,460
1963–64 First Division 1 42 21 10 11 +20 52 3 R5 dne Winners EC–Pre R. Vernon (18) R. Vernon (21) 49,401
1964–65 First Division 1 42 17 15 10 +9 49 4 R4 dne dnq ICFC–3R F. Pickering (27) F. Pickering (37) 42,062
1965–66 First Division 1 42 15 11 16 −6 41 11 Winners dne dnq ICFC–2R F. Pickering (18) F. Pickering (22) 38,498
1966–67 First Division 1 42 19 10 13 +19 48 6 QF dne RU CWC–2R A. Ball (15) A. Ball (18) 42,606
1967–68 First Division 1 42 23 6 13 +27 52 5 RU R3 dnq dnq A. Ball (20) A. Ball (20),
J. Royle (20)
46,983
1968–69 First Division 1 42 21 15 6 +41 57 3 SF R4 dnq dnq J. Royle (22) J. Royle (29) 45,958
1969–70 First Division 1 42 29 8 5 +41 66 1 R3 R4 dnq dnq J. Royle (23) J. Royle (23) 49,531
1970–71 First Division 1 42 12 13 17 −6 37 14 SF dne Winners EC–QF J. Royle (17) J. Royle (23) 41,090
1971–72 First Division 1 42 9 18 14 −11 36 15 R5 R2 dnq dnq D. Johnson (9),
J. Royle (9)
D. Johnson (11) 37,242
1972–73 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −8 37 17 R4 R2 dnq dnq J. Connolly (7),
J. Harper (7),
J. Royle (7)
J. Harper (8) 34,471
1973–74 First Division 1 42 16 12 14 +2 44 7 R4 R2 dnq dnq M. Lyons (9) M. Lyons (9) 35,351
1974–75 First Division 1 42 16 18 8 +14 50 4 R4 R3 dnq dnq B. Latchford (17) B. Latchford (19) 40,021
1975–76 First Division 1 42 15 12 14 −6 42 11 R3 R4 dnq UEFA–1R B. Latchford (12) B. Latchford (13) 27,115
1976–77 First Division 1 42 22 11 9 −2 42 9 SF RU dnq dnq B. Latchford (17) B. Latchford (25) 30,046
1977–78 First Division 1 42 22 11 9 +31 51 3 R4 QF dnq dnq B. Latchford (30) B. Latchford (32) 39,513
1978–79 First Division 1 42 17 12 12 +12 51 4 R3 R4 dnq UEFA–2R A. King (12) B. Latchford (20) 35,456
1979–80 First Division 1 42 9 17 16 −8 35 19 SF R4 dnq UEFA-1 B. Kidd (10) B. Kidd (18) 28,711
1980–81 First Division 1 42 13 10 19 −3 36 15 QF R3 dnq dnq P. Eastoe (15) P. Eastoe (19) 26,112
1981–82 First Division 1 42 17 13 9 +6 64 8 R3 R4 dnq dnq G. Sharp (15) G. Sharp (15) 24,672
1982–83 First Division 1 42 18 10 6 +18 64 7 QF R3 dnq dnq G. Sharp (15) G. Sharp (17) 20,310
1983–84 First Division 1 42 16 14 12 +2 62 7 Winners RU dnq dnq A. Heath (12) A. Heath (18) 19,288
1984–85 First Division 1 42 28 6 8 +45 90 1 RU 4 Winners CWCWinners G. Sharp (21) G. Sharp (27) 32,131
1985–86 First Division 1 42 26 8 8 +46 86 2 RU R4 Winners Ban on
English teams
G. Lineker (30) G. Lineker (40) 32,388
1986–87 First Division 1 42 26 8 8 +45 86 1 R5 QF Winners
(shared)
T. Steven (14) A. Heath (16),
K. Sheedy (16),
T. Steven (16)
32,977
1987–88 First Division 1 40 19 9 11 +26 70 4 R5 SF Winners G. Sharp (13) G. Sharp (22) 27,782
1988–89 First Division 1 38 14 12 12 +5 54 8 RU R4 dnq T. Cottee (13) T. Cottee (18) 27,787
1989–90 First Division 1 38 17 8 12 +11 59 6 R5 R4 dnq T. Cottee (13) T. Cottee (15) 26,353
1990–91 First Division 1 38 13 12 13 +4 51 9 QF R3 dnq dnq T. Cottee (10) T. Cottee (24) 25,127
1991–92 First Division 1 42 13 14 15 +4 53 12 R4 R4 dnq dnq P. Beardsley (15) P. Beardsley (20) 23,140
1992–93 Premier League 1 42 15 8 17 −2 53 13 R3 R4 dnq dnq T. Cottee (12) T. Cottee (13) 20,457
1993–94 Premier League 1 42 12 8 22 −21 44 17 R3 R4 dnq dnq T. Cottee (16) T. Cottee (19) 22,901
1994–95 Premier League 1 42 12 17 14 −7 50 15 Winners R2 dnq dnq P. Rideout (14) P. Rideout (16) 31,368
1995–96 Premier League 1 38 17 10 11 +20 61 6 R4 R2 Winners CWC–2R A. Kanchelskis (16) A. Kanchelskis (16) 35,439
1996–97 Premier League 1 38 10 12 16 −13 42 15 R4 R2 dnq dnq D. Ferguson (10) D. Ferguson (11),
G. Speed (11)
36,188
1997–98 Premier League 1 38 9 13 16 −15 40 17 R3 R3 dnq dnq D. Ferguson (11) D. Ferguson (11) 35,355
1998–99 Premier League 1 38 11 10 17 −7 43 14 QF R4 dnq dnq K. Campbell (9) K. Campbell (9) 34,866
1999–00 Premier League 1 38 12 14 12 +12 50 13 QF R2 dnq dnq K. Campbell (12) K. Campbell (12) 34,866
2000–01 Premier League 1 38 11 9 18 −14 42 16 R4 R2 dnq dnq K. Campbell (9) K. Campbell (10) 34,131
2001–02 Premier League 1 38 11 10 17 −12 43 15 QF R2 dnq dnq D. Ferguson (6),
T. Radzinski (6)
D. Ferguson (8) 34,004
2002–03 Premier League 1 38 17 8 13 −1 59 7 R3 R4 dnq dnq T. Radzinski (11) K. Campbell (12) 38,481
2003–04 Premier League 1 38 9 12 17 −12 39 17 R4 R4 dnq dnq W. Rooney (9) D. Ferguson (9),
W. Rooney (9)
38,837
2004–05 Premier League 1 38 18 7 13 −1 61 4 R5 R4 dnq dnq T. Cahill (11) T. Cahill (12) 36,834
2005–06 Premier League 1 38 14 8 16 −15 50 11 R4 R3 dnq CL–3Q; UEFA–1R J. Beattie (10) J. Beattie (11) 36,827
2006–07 Premier League 1 38 15 13 10 +16 58 6 R3 R4 dnq dnq A. Johnson (11) A. Johnson (12) 36,739
2007–08 Premier League 1 38 19 8 11 +22 65 5 R3 SF dnq UEFA–R of 16 A. Yakubu (15) A. Yakubu (21) 36,955
2008–09 Premier League 1 38 17 12 9 +18 63 5 RU R3 dnq UEFA–R1 T. Cahill
M. Fellaini (8)
T. Cahill
M. Fellaini (9)
35,667
2009–10 Premier League 1 38 16 13 9 +11 61 8 R4 R4 dnq Europa–R of 32 L. Saha (13) L. Saha (15) 36,725
2010–11 Premier League 1 38 13 15 10 +6 54 7 R5 R3 dnq dnq T. Cahill (9) J. Beckford
L. Saha (10)
36,039

Key

  • Domestic competitions:
    • FAC – FA Cup
    • LC – League Cup
    • CS – Charity Shield/Community Shield
  • European competitions:
    • EC/CL – European Cup/Champions League
    • CWC – Cup Winners Cup
    • UEFA – UEFA Cup
    • ICFC – Inter City Firs Cup
    • Europa – UEFA Europa League
  • Other:
    • n/a – not applicacable; competition yet to be founded or not held
    • dne – did not enter
    • dnq – did not qualify
    • Pre, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R of 32, R of 16, QF, SF, RU, W – tournament placing
    • Bolded goalscorers were top overall goalscorer in respective division/league.
  • Background colours:
    • gold – winner
    • silver – runner up
    • red – relegated
    • green – promoted

Notes:

Notes

  1. ^ The 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned after only three weeks of competition in mid-September. The Wartime League was created to replace the suspended Football League during the war.

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